beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The catcher followed up his first-inning double with a homer and a single, beating out an infield groundball for his third hit. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Many analysts today argue that China deliberately pushed down the price of rare earths to beat out foreign competition. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

This time, his entry beat out a 1955 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta, a 1954 Ferrari 375 America Vignale Cabriolet, and a 1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni et Falaschi—the last one being our bet. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

Okta topped the list of providers with rising market share in the identity market, beating out Microsoft. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout